4.0 - Unit Review: “TheCircuit”&"AutobiographyofMalcolmX" (Gold)

Which piece of text evidence best supports the idea that Malcolm did not want to write the way he spoke?

• Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did.

• Bimbi had always taken charge of any conversations he was in, and I had tried to emulate him.

• But now, trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional.

• So, I had come to the Norfolk Prison Colony still going through only book-reading motions.

How does the central idea of the excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X compare to the central idea of the excerpt from “The Circuit”?

• Migrant workers and prisoners are different.

• People want to learn and be educated.

• It is easy to learn how to read and write.

• The dictionary is a great tool for learning English.

Read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer. In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my tablet everything printed on that first page, down to the punctuation marks. As a reader, what can you infer about Malcolm?

• He is lazy.

• He is determined.

• He can’t write.

• He is sloppy.

Read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer. The weekly debates between inmate teams were also held in the school building. You would be astonished to know how worked up convict debaters and audiences would get over subjects like “Should Babies Be Fed Milk?” When people debate, they __________.

• argue facts

• drink milk

• feed babies

• attend class

Read the following excerpt from the passage, then choose the correct answer. In the street, I had been the most articulate hustler out there—I had commanded attention when I said something. But now, trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional. What is the best reason why Malcolm described himself as an articulate hustler on the streets?

• to show how he could sell things to people on the street

• to explain the difference between how he spoke and how he wrote

• to show how inarticulate he was in English

• to show how he commanded attention from groups

If you have adjusted to something, you __________.

• are enjoying it

• have tightened it

• are used to it

• can explain it

Which is an example of correspondence?

• an e-mail

• a conversation

• a song

• a story

They exchanged a few words. In this sentence, exchanged means to __________.

• talk

• listen to the radio

• read a book

• celebrate

Read the following text, then choose the correct answer. The dirt floor, populated by earthworms, looked like a gray road map. What is another word that could be used instead of populated?

• hosted

• occupied

• people

• empty

What does the word savoring mean as used in this sentence? I woke up early that morning and lay in bed, looking at the stars and savoring the thought of not going to work and of starting sixth grade for the first time that year.

• scanning slowly

• eating slowly

• reading eagerly

• enjoying it deeply